University of Maryland has become the first university to join the Cool Food Pledge, an initiative that requires organizations to reduce their food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. The university announced on August 26 that they would cut…
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E-scooters on college campuses look like they have a bumpy road ahead
Electric scooters are making their way onto college campuses across the country. But with this new alternative transportation method comes e-scooter-related accidents that campus officials expect to rise. The University of Maryland (UMD) welcomed an electric fleet at the beginning…
Undersized crab possession dominates Maryland crab violations
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources reported 2,341 crab-related violations across the state from 2013 through 2018. There were 27 types of infractions ranging from undersized crab possession to illegal harvesting methods. Possession of undersized crabs was the highest reported infraction…
A look into Major League Baseball’s massive home run surge in 2019
As quickly as Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Caleb Ferguson unleashed a fastball meant to hit the back of catcher Austin Barnes’ mitt, his pitch was even more swiftly sent into the left-field bleachers. For Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Villar,…
The Lost Islands
A look at the hundreds of islands that have sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.
How much iconic directors use curse words
CNS sought to find out what director’s movies had the foulest language.
Chesapeake farmers target runoff reduction, lawmakers seek conservation funds
MIDDLETOWN, Maryland — A gaggle of excitable white turkeys gobbled and clucked in their pen at Open Book Farm on a chilly afternoon in late October. Most days, the birds roamed free in one of the farm’s pastures, scratching and…
Hogan’s decisive victory, in five charts
This win was bigger than Hogan’s last. Here’s how he pulled it off.